Roosevelt Pushes Cuba Reciprocity Tariff Again
President Roosevelt sends to Congress a Cuba reciprocity message urging substantial tariff cuts on Cuban imports. He cites Palma's plea for relief and argues reciprocity benefits American consumers and industries while preserving the protective system. He notes Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines as precedents and urges aiding Cuba to avoid financial ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmia
Island
Republica
United States
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Congress
McShinley
Palma
Cuba
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Bowling Green Tragedy Ends In Dying Shelter Hovel
In Bowling Green Ohio, June 13, Sylvia Oberdorf age unknown was found dying in a hovel on the city outskirts after vanishing June 11 while claiming a Toledo visit. She begged to be taken home as she expired about 3 this morning, after staying with Mrs Minnie Smith who sheltered her fearing self harm if refused. The case shocks the community as details of her disappearance and death emerge with her popularity noted.
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Toledo
Bowling Green
Sylvia Oberdorf
Miss Oberdorf
Oberdorf
Blrs
Minnie Smith
Whitney's Latest Scheme to Electrify Railroads
New York report says William C Whitney and associates plan to acquire the Stanley Electrical Manufacturing plant in Pittsfield Massachusetts and, with Ganz Co Budapest, convert stream railroads to electric power. The Pittsfield plant will supply electrical gear for street railways in Philadelphia New York northern New Jersey and Connecticut. Plans include a U S branch factory and possibly 15 locomotive builders joining the enterprise as electric engines displace steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wig
Stanley Electrical Manufacturing Company
Pittsfield
Mass
William Ci. Whitney
Tri‘buns
Gunz & Co
Budapest
Europe
The
Tribune
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Connecticut
Whitney Syndicate
Ganz
Whitney
United States
Lost Trace of the Convicts in Portland Pursuit Continues
Portland reports the escaped convicts Tracy and Merrill have not been located since yesterday afternoon. Three militia companies and a citizen posse with bloodhounds remain in pursuit, intensifying the manhunt.
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Tracy and Merrill
Portland
Ore
Marriage may cost fortune at will probate
New York June 13 Through the probating of the will of the late Edward H Perkins Jr a former wealthy New York banker it was revealed that his daughter Margaret is heiress to at least 50 000 a year She secretly married James Pearce a horse trainer a day before her father died and the will allows executors to withhold the principal from the child If the marriage stands the executors have not yet announced plans for the Perkins property valued between 3 000 000 and 6 600 000 The couple is abroad and has not communicated since their marriage cancellation fears persist from the mother’s account of the daughter leaving with the riding master
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward H. Perkins, Jr
Margaret
Miss Perkins
James Pearce
Tim Donahue Dies Noted Washington A L catcher
Tim Donahue a catcher under contract with the Washington American League club died at his home in Taunton Massachusetts. He was known to baseball fans in the region and had financial ties to the Western League Colorado Springs franchise last year. In 1900 he played 90 games for the Chicago National League team, with 301 putouts 108 assists and 21 errors, batting .250.
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Tauton
Mass
Timothy Donahue
Tim Donahue
Colorado Springs
Donahue
Jimmy Ryan
Chicago
Invention Kills Inventor at Coney Island Test
New York June 13 Herman QO Moritz aged 62 died after an aerial toboggan slide he perfected failed during a third test at Coney Island. The car slid safely twice, then a cog broke and hurled Moritz 30 feet to the ground where he expired an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman QO
Moritz
Coney Island
Milkwaukee Graduate and Madison Woman Drowned boating
George L. Mohr of Milwaukee and Miss Ada Hawley of Madison, both members of the graduating class, were drowned Friday night while boating on Mendota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Mohr
Milwauke
Ada Hawley
Madison
Wie
Eedageryelty
Boatin Mendota
Esnes
Labor Trouble Broadens Coal Strike Effects Across Trade
Bradstreet reports that coal strike effects are spread over a wider area with higher fuel prices cutting manufacturers’ profits. Crop prospects are excellent and confidence in fall trade grows. Exports and clearings volumes are detailed, with a 23 percent weekly decline versus the previous year.
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Bradstreet
Dun Agency Trade Report Highlights Steel and Rail Trends
Dun’s agency surveys weekly trade conditions noting steady steel activity despite labor disputes and strong agricultural prospects. May railway earnings up 8.7 percent from last year and 21.7 percent above 1900. mining contracts delay deliveries. wool and cotton markets show mixed signals amid weather and crop outlooks. grain failures decline to 162 from 179 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun
Iron and Steel
United States
Sunday School Officers Elected in Iowa Session
During the Iowa Sabbath School association meeting in Sioux City officers for the next year were elected. President Rev. C. J. Kephart Des Moines First Vice President J. J. Vanness Mason City Second Vice President Rev. O. S. Thompson Paulina Secretary Mrs. Mary B. Michell Des Moines Treasurer J. F. Hardin Eldora Des Moines will host next year’s convention after a brief contest with Guthrie Center and West Union. The report notes growth in Sunday school work and calls the convention the most successful yet with plans to expand next year. The convention adjourned last night.
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Sioux City
Iowa Sabbath School Association
C. J. Kephart
Des Moines
J. J. Vanness
Mason City
Rev. O. &. Thompson
Paulina
Mary B. Michell
J. F. Hardin
Eldora
Guthrie Center
West Union
Iowa
Steamship Arrivals Noted From Major Ports
Havre La Quitaine arrives from New York while New York Campania sails from Liverpool. Hohenzollern reaches Naples from New York. Commonwealth departs Boston for Liverpool. Lohenland comes to Liverpool from Philadelphia.
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Havre
la Quitaine
New York
Campania
Liverpool
Naples
Hohenzollern
Boston
Commonwealth
Lohenland
Philadelphia
Flour merchant Frank Schweinfurth dies in Chicago
Frank Schweinfurth, longtime leading flour merchant in Chicago, is dead after years as a prominent local business figure.
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Frank Schweinfurth
Chicago
Cure Liver Trouble With Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
The article extols daily exercise and liver health, claiming liver disease causes constipation headaches and poor health. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a root cause cure, highlights a patient testimonial from Michael Maher of Little Falls, and offers the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser book for mailing with stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Michael Maher
Littlefalls
GS Center St
O'Rourke
Hurley's
People’s Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Georgia Oats Crop Above Average, Yet Mixed News
General news summary notes Georgia oats harvest above average while multiple other items unfold: Atchison death of Jacob Beck aged 85, Kentucky farmer William Keeling killed by farm machinery near Hopkinsville, Wednesday heat peak 96F at Council Bluffs, Cuban minister Gonzalo de Quesada arriving in New York, Joe Fowler mail clerk Charles Moody arrested in Shawneetown for letter theft, foreign exchange expert cites U.S. indebtedness and looming gold exports, collapse of St. Louis Clarke natatorium site injuring six workmen, Judge Alfred Sample obituary at Bloomington, Masons adjournment in South Dakota with Frank A. Brown elected grand master, James J. Hill sailed for Labrador and Greenland for six months, Lindsey committee in Denver reports inflated county printing contracts and potential recovery of 39,000 dollars. highlights a mix of local and national items.
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Georgia
Jacob Beck
Atchison, Kas
William Keeling
Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Council Bluffs
Senor Gonzalo de Quesada
Morro Castle
Havana
Charles E. Moody
Joe Fowler
Shawnevtown
New York
St. Louis
Clarke Natatorium
Alfred Sample
Linois
Fourth District
Bloomington
Masonic Grand Lodge of
South Dakota
Deadwood
Frank A. Brown
Aberdeen
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Labrador
Greenland
Wacouta
Lindsey
Denver
Coal Trade Battle Sends Mixed Views On Strike
A New York interview with Coal Trade Journal editor Saward discusses the coal strike, noting miners actions driven by a vocal minority, the role of operators, labor contracts, and questions of recognition. Samuel Gompers urges arbitration while unions confront industry owners resisting concessions and public sympathy.
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New York
Saward
Coal Trade Journal
Senator Hanna
Mitchell
Civic Federation
Liberty Street
Hanna
Great Britain
Nowise
Coal Trust
Samuel Gompers
The
American
Federation of Labor
A Slight Misunderstanding Brings Cold Reception
A gallant young man, short of funds, barters cast-off clothes for flowers from a gardener. He sends roses to his lady, but she rebukes him for a note with the bouquet. The note reads, Dont forget the old trousers you promised me the other day, exposing the comic misunderstanding.
Warm Welcome for Wrong Man
A humorous tale told by the late Congressman Amos J. Cummings about a drunken young man guided home. A tall woman answers the door she grabs him by the collar and tosses him out after a startled scene, revealing they had moved last week.
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Amos J. Cummings
Congress
Pettus Hearing Jokes Stir Democratic Cloakroom
A Washington Post item recalls a Pettus anecdote told by Alabama senators. A former Alabamian lawyer met Pettus at the Capitol and, in a marble room, spoke loudly as if the senator were deaf. Pettus lowered his voice to remark he could hear a mouse creeping.
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Pettus
Washington Post
House
Alabama
Washington
Capitol
Kidnappers Exposed in Butte Conspiracy to Seize Wealthy Victims
Sam Cosenito, alleged gang leader, was arrested in Butte after an attempted kidnapping of two year old William Symons. Police allege a Chicago origin and a plan to abduct sons of Senator Clark, with other targets including Mrs Lulu F Largey and various mining men and bankers. Cosenito claims betrayal and says conspirators planned to move victims to St Paul then Chicago.
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Yoga Butte
Mont
Butte
Sam Cosenito
Cosenito
William Symons
Chicago
United States
Clark
Harry Keller
Young Clark
Symons
Italy
Ife
Clerk
Lulu F. Largey
New York
Hst
Erc
Causentio
World traveler Dr A T Keckeler heads to Alaska and Tokyo
At 71 years old Dr A T Keckeler is in Chicago en route to Alaska to measure the Muir glacier and then to Japan to lecture professors at Tokyo Imperial University. He has crossed the Atlantic sixty two times and once traveled over forty six thousand miles in a single year.
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A. T. Keckeler
World
Chicago
Alaska
Muir Glacier
Japan
Imperial University
Tokio
Keckeler
Atlantic
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Stanley Electrical Manufacturing Co
Margaret Perkins
Tim” Donahue
Herman
Bradstreet's
Dun’s Agency
Iowa State Association
General News
William K. Vanderbilt
Delaware, Lackawana & Hudson Road
Olyphant
United Mine Workers
Daily Republican
Butte, Mont
Central Newspaper Union
Tri Cities
Allman’s Inks
East Front Street
Davenport
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